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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorge W. Bush: PEPFAR saves millions of lives in Africa. Keep it fully funded.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-w-bush-pepfar-saves-millions-of-lives-in-africa-keep-it-fully-funded/2017/04/07/2089fa46-1ba7-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html?utm_term=.ca32a59d20c1#commentsBush Just Sent Trump A BRUTAL Message, Gives Him SHOCKING Advice (DETAILS)
Americas former presidents probably have a lot theyd like to say to the moron that is currently disgracing the White House and country. Unlike the presidents that came before him, Donald Trump lacks the respect for America that the country deserves, and its likely killing our former presidents to watch his disastrous presidency play out.
Some former presidents refuse to stay silent. George W. Bush has just sent Trump a brutal message in an op-ed published last night in The Washington Post.
In his critical op-ed, Bush tried to give Trump some advice while blasting his proposed budget. Noting how successful his own Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was, Bush wrote:
Critical to this effort is our Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon partner, the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). My administration launched PEPFAR in 2003 to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic that threatened to wipe out an entire generation on the continent of Africa. Nearly 15 years later, the program has achieved remarkable results in the fight against disease.
Bush pointed out that under Trumps proposed budget, $300 million would be cut from this program. Bush made a desperate plea to Trump on behalf of Americans:
I argue that we shouldnt spend money on programs that dont work, whether at home or abroad. But they should fully fund programs that have proven to be efficient, effective and results-oriented. Saving nearly 12 million lives is proof that PEPFAR works, and I urge our government to fully fund it.
Unfortunately, Bushs message will likely fall in deaf ears, considering the fact that Trumps proposed health care bill in which millions of Americans would have been stripped of live-saving health care pretty much confirmed that Trump doesnt give a damn about saving lives.
Its not normal for a former POTUS to blast the current one, but we can all agree that Trump is a special case. If Trump would only take the advice of those far more experienced and competent than himself, perhaps America would have a fighting chance.
http://newcenturytimes.com/2017/04/08/bush-just-sent-trump-a-brutal-message-gives-him-shocking-advice-details/
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George W. Bush: PEPFAR saves millions of lives in Africa. Keep it fully funded. (Original Post)
CatWoman
Apr 2017
OP
12 million African lives mean nothing to Trump. He is willing to kill 24 million Americans.
dalton99a
Apr 2017
#4
After all these years of Republicans forcing aid programs to not promote contraception
Kentonio
Apr 2017
#11
JI7
(89,174 posts)1. Trump doesn't care if they die
UTUSN
(70,496 posts)2. Did any of us *ever* think that Shrub would look good (by comparison)?!1 n/t
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)3. To quote Shrub, that's "some weird shit."...
Shrub even seems sort of smart now in comparison to Trump.
babylonsister
(170,962 posts)5. I know, and I hate it,
because I never thought I'd ever despise anyone more than him. I was wrong.
Warpy
(110,907 posts)7. I did. He wasn't getting consistently terrible advice
Dolt45 seems to take advice only from his elder daughter and son in law, who are as ignorant as he is and consistently wrong about nearly everything.
He's a horrible, vindictive man who won't listen to sane advice.
JI7
(89,174 posts)9. compared to Trump, Yes
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)10. I'm still pinching myself!!!
Hon
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)4. 12 million African lives mean nothing to Trump. He is willing to kill 24 million Americans.
greenlife1
(7 posts)6. Good since they push abstinence
But that is bad for women, because educating women on saying no to something we don't want to do is good, so I'm conflicted.
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)8. exactly what is "good"?
teaching abstinence or the cuts?
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)11. After all these years of Republicans forcing aid programs to not promote contraception
It's a damn weird position to find ourselves in. GOP dogma has contributed to millions of needless deaths in Africa, but Trump has yet again managed to find a way to be even more repugnant than the soulless bastards in his own party.